Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Arlington Heights man helps capture 19-foot Burmese python - a Florida recordJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - Arlington Heights resident Andrew Sokolowski, 22, and his buddies recently wrangled a 19-foot-long Burmese python in Florida - the longest ever captured in that state. "...
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Walgreens closing distribution center in EdwardsvilleJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - Walgreens Boots Alliance said Wednesday it would lay off almost 400 employees at an e-commerce shipping center in downstate Edwardsville. The drugstore giant's announcem...
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Cook County clerk's office released from court oversightJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - At a hearing that lasted barely 10 minutes, a federal judge released Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough from court oversight of hiring and promotions in her office, endin...
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Bailey to challenge Trump-backed congressman downstateJul 05, 2023 1:00 am - Darren Bailey, the former state senator who was badly defeated in his challenge to Gov. J.B. Pritzker last November, is running for Congress. Bailey will challenge five-...
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Record rainfall floods Chicago, halts CTA trains, causes power outagesJul 02, 2023 1:00 am - Record-setting rainfall left more than 7,000 people without power Sunday across the area and forced the Chicago Transit Authority to shut down two train lines. The Natio...
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Contractor dies after medical emergency at race siteJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - A 53-year-old man died after suffering a medical emergency at the NASCAR Chicago Street Race site Friday morning. The incident occurred about 11:30 a.m. on the 500 block...
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President uses Chicago to kick off his 'Bidenomics' campaignJun 28, 2023 1:00 am - President Joe Biden on Wednesday used Chicago to kick off an economic pitch dubbed "Bidenomics" - banking on an improving economy more than a year out from Election Day....
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Chicago billionaire who vowed to address violent crime dies in Colorado crashJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago businessman James Crown, who recently pledged to address violent crime in Chicago by enlisting fellow CEOs to join him in a massive jobs program, died Sunday in ...
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Services set for Naperville woman who was pushed into German ravineJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - Family and friends will say goodbye this week to Eva Liu, the 21-year-old Naperville woman shoved into a ravine in southern Germany earlier this month. Liu's visitation ...
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Lake Forest man who was aboard Titan in 2021 wasn't aware of safety concernsJun 23, 2023 1:00 am - When David Waud heard a submersible on its way down to survey the wreckage of the Titanic had gone missing Sunday, he knew it could be only one vessel. "I knew it had to...